Commercial Director

Job not on LinkedIn

🔥 0 minutes ago

🇿🇲 Zambia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

👻 Ghost score 25%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

KoBold Metals

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔬 Science

⚡ Energy

Artificial Intelligence • Science • Energy

KoBold Metals is a company specializing in advanced mineral exploration. By investing over $100 million annually across 60+ projects on five continents, KoBold is at the forefront of using artificial intelligence and novel hardware to transform mineral exploration into a repeatable science. The company aggregates comprehensive data on the Earth's crust and utilizes proprietary AI tools, including the Machine Prospector® system, to minimize uncertainties in exploration. KoBold Metals is committed to ethical exploration practices and is backed by world-class investors dedicated to discovering and developing new battery metal resources. Their innovative approach leverages AI to build the world's largest geoscience information collection and model subsurface data statistically.

📋 Description

• Establish the commercial strategy, contracting approach, procurement and market engagement plan, and contractor management disciplines for the Mingomba copper project • Own the commercial pathway from PFS and engineering delivery through package strategy, tendering, negotiation, award, contract administration, contractor performance, transition to operations, and commercial close-out • Set commercial direction and build, develop, and direct the contracting, procurement, and supply chain team • Establish commercial policies, approval thresholds, procurement gates, contract governance, tender review cadence, award recommendations, change controls, claims controls, and vendor management routines • Develop the project delivery model and contracting strategy, assessing EPC, EPCM, design-and-build, owner-managed, and hybrid options • Lead commercial inputs into project, executive, and technical forums, providing visibility into procurement status, market intelligence, contractor risks, cost exposure, and package readiness • Partner with the Senior Engineering & Integration Manager under a defined split of authority and lead commercial evaluation, contract formation, and administration • Develop the commercial plan for engineering, construction, and transition to operations • Lead contractor intelligence, prequalification, market engagement, tendering, negotiation, award, and contract formation for major packages • Oversee supply chain execution and logistics, including cross-border movement into Zambia, customs, freight forwarding, expediting, critical-path equipment delivery, contractor performance, and contingency planning • Own local contractor engagement and local content strategy, including supplier mapping, capability assessment, package design, tender access, mentoring, joint-venture pathways, performance expectations, and reporting • Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, commitments, and cost discipline • Manage contractor performance and commercial risks, including market, foreign exchange, geopolitical, claims, variations, and disputes • Shape and place the project insurance program and align contractual risk allocation with insurance coverage • Lead the contracting, procurement, and supply chain team and build ethical, values-aligned supplier partnerships

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years of commercial leadership experience on multi-billion dollar mining, oil and gas, infrastructure, or large industrial projects • Direct accountability for commercial strategy, market engagement, procurement, contracting, contractor management, and project outcomes • Demonstrated success forming and implementing high-value EPC, EPCM, design-and-build, engineering services, drilling, construction, logistics, and long-lead equipment contracts on major capital projects • Experience in Africa and direct involvement from package strategy through negotiation, award, administration, claims, variations, and close-out • Deep working knowledge of FIDIC and NEC contract forms, contracting models, risk allocation, payment mechanisms, incentives, securities, warranties, limits of liability, change management, claims, dispute resolution, and contractor performance remedies • Track record developing local supplier and contractor capability in Africa, Asia, or Latin America • Experience working with Chinese suppliers, contractors, and equipment manufacturers will be advantageous • Proven ability to design and implement commercial systems, governance, and reporting for major projects • Strong business judgement, ethical leadership, and commitment to transparency • Experience building and leading multi-disciplinary teams • Recognized qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Construction Law, Business, engineering, supply chain, or related field; advanced degree preferred • Ability and willingness to travel internationally to Zambia, with anticipated travel of 90+ days per year

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, or disability